Egg-crate.



No. 698,935. PatentedAhr; 29,, I902.

H. J. HAGESTAD.

EGG CRATE.

{Application filed Oct. 26, 1901.)

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EGG CRATE.

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Q 7 WITNESSES v INVENTOH I BY g ATTORNEYS NlTED STATES HANS J. HAGESTAD,OF ETTRICK, WISCONSIN.

EGG-CRATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 698,935, dated April29, 1 902.

Application filed October 26, 1901. Serial No. 80,075. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

1% it known that I, HANS J. HAGESTAD, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Ettrick, in the county of Trempealeau and State ofWisconsin, have invented a new and Improved Egg-Crate, of jwhich'thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an egg-crate having certain novel features ofconstruction, whereby it overcomes many of the disadvantages of thecrates ordinarily used.

This specification is a specific description of one form of theinvention, while the claims are definitions of the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective View of the invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section thereof with the drawers at one end removed. Fig. 3is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof one drawer or section.

The crate has a rigid framing made up of an imperforate or continuoustop a and a similar bottomb. These .parts a and b are joined rigidlytogether by four vertical corner-posts 0. save for certain fasteningdevices, to be hereinafter described, and the sides are each formed ofpreferably five horizontal slats g, arranged on edge one above" theother and fastened rigidly to the-corner-posts 0. These slats have theiredges separated from each other to form spaces for slidably receivingthe tongues of the drawers or sections of the crate. In the middle ofthe crate is a vertically-extending partition cl, dividing the crateinto two parts opening at the respective ends. Within this frame arefitted the egg-drawers, which are preferably ten .in number, five foreach side of the partition cl. These egg drawers or sections are made upof bottoms e and side and end walls f, the bottoms projecting beyond theside walls to form tongues, which run in the spaces between the edges ofthe slats g. By these means the drawers are fitted to slide freelywithin the frame and are yet held securely against idle movement, aswill a be apparent from the drawings.

The ends of the frame are open held in place by two rods h, arranged oneat each end and passed friction-tight through the top a, but resting onthe bottom I), so that they may be withdrawn by positive upwardpressure; but they are not so loosely arranged as to be liable to fallout should the crate be turned upside down. The top a and bottom I) arefitted at their ends with reinforce-pieces a and b, and these areorificed so that the rods h may be passed through them, as illustrated.These rods hold the drawers securely in place, and upon lifting the rodsout the drawers may be easily removed. Within each drawer is arranged afiller t, which may be of any construction desired. Preferably eachdrawer is formed to rying thirty dozen, as is customary in the trade;but obviously other proportions may be employed, if desired.

To persons acquainted with the egg busi ness the advantages of thiscrate will be obvious, and it. is. unnecessary for me to state them atlength.

Various changes in the form, proportions, and minor-detailsof myinvention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scopeof my invention. Hence I consider myself entitled to all such variationsas may lie within the scope of my claims.

- Having thus" described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecureby Letters Patent 7 1. A crate, having a rigid framing made up oftop and bottom sections connected together by corner-posts and sideslats arranged horizontally with spaces between them, and drawersmounted in the framing, each drawer comprising side and end walls and abottom, the side edges of which'are projected beyond the side walls toenter the spaces between the slats, wherebyto guide the drawers in theirmovement into and out of the frame and to hold the drawers properlyspaced therein.

2. A crate, having a rigid framing made up of top and bottom sectionsconnected together by corner-posts and side slats arranged horizontallywith spaces between them, drawers mounted in the framing, each drawercomprising side and end walls and a bottom, the side edges of which areprojected beyond the side walls to enter the spaces between the carrythree dozen eggs, the whole crate cartically from the top to the bottomof the fraine. v

4. A crate, comprising a framing having an open end andrigidly-connected top and bottom sections, reinforcepieces fastenedrespectively to said sections at the adjacent or inner faces thereof,drawers fitted in the frame, and a lock-rod passed through openings inthe top section of the frame and in the reinforce-piece thereof andextending down- 1 ward into an opening in the reinforce-piece of thebottom section of the frame, said lockrod passing directly in front ofthe drawers to hold them in place.

5. A crate, having a rigid framing, comprising side slats arrangedhorizontally with spaces between them, and drawers mounted in theframing, each drawer comprising side and end walls and a bottom, theside edges of which bottom are projected beyond the side walls to enterthe spaces between the slats, whereby to support the drawers and guidethem in their movement into and out of the frame and to hold the drawersproperly spaced therein.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HANS J. HAGESTAD.

\Vitnesses:

ROBERT CHRIsTIANSoN, J. E. WILBERG.

